TY - JOUR
T1 - Breaking Bad
T2 - Commitment Uncertainty, Alternative Monitoring, and Relationship Termination in Young Adults
AU - Quirk, Kelley
AU - Owen, Jesse
AU - Shuck, Brad
AU - Fincham, Frank D.
AU - Knopp, Kayla
AU - Rhoades, Galena
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015, Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
Copyright:
Copyright 2016 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2016/1/2
Y1 - 2016/1/2
N2 - Commitment uncertainty represents an ongoing state of conflicted feelings or thoughts about the future of a relationship. It is currently an underexplored dynamic within romantic relationships and may be a key component of young adult relationships that may influence the likelihood of relationship termination. When commitment is uncertain, individuals may engage in serious monitoring of relationship alternatives. The authors examined the associations between commitment uncertainty, serious alternative monitoring, attachment style, and relationship termination. Results supported the hypothesis that higher levels of commitment uncertainty are related to greater likelihood of termination. Interestingly, serious monitoring of alternatives was not related to relationship termination. Implications are offered for the management of these important relational processes.
AB - Commitment uncertainty represents an ongoing state of conflicted feelings or thoughts about the future of a relationship. It is currently an underexplored dynamic within romantic relationships and may be a key component of young adult relationships that may influence the likelihood of relationship termination. When commitment is uncertain, individuals may engage in serious monitoring of relationship alternatives. The authors examined the associations between commitment uncertainty, serious alternative monitoring, attachment style, and relationship termination. Results supported the hypothesis that higher levels of commitment uncertainty are related to greater likelihood of termination. Interestingly, serious monitoring of alternatives was not related to relationship termination. Implications are offered for the management of these important relational processes.
KW - attachment
KW - commitment
KW - commitment uncertainty
KW - relationship termination
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U2 - 10.1080/15332691.2014.975306
DO - 10.1080/15332691.2014.975306
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84953635690
SN - 1533-2691
VL - 15
SP - 61
EP - 74
JO - Journal of Couple and Relationship Therapy
JF - Journal of Couple and Relationship Therapy
IS - 1
ER -